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Off-the-Field Recap: Scherzer Family Bonding

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The last time the number seven was this magic was when Barry Bonds wore it for his introduction to Major League Baseball in ‘86. Checking the NL East standings to make sure that the Mets haven’t been automatically knocked out for signing Tim Tebow will reveal that the magic number now sits at seven. That magic in the air might be why the Nats hit peak fun off-the-field this past week.

1. Rookie dress up days are probably what it feels like to see your baby dressed up for it’s first Halloween. Sometimes parents get a little too into it and make it a twosome halloween costume. Max Scherzer has no kids of his own (and Erica Scherzer has nipped any potential baby hope), but his participation in rookie dressup day might indicate some dad-like feelings towards the rookies.

Ringleaders are basically the dads of the rings they lead.

2. Mark Melancon is the Anti-Toby From The Office. This we know as a fact. In a sport of infinite inconsistency, Melancon provides stability as such. What wasn’t previously known is that his kids, notorious Nationals Presidents Race advocates, are also great for a clubhouse photo-op.

My kids enjoyed the “Curly W” today too! #NatsAction

A photo posted by Mark Melancon (@mark_melancon_) on


It should be noted that Drake LaRoche could never fit into that basket.

3. Garbage Time with Katie Nolan? More like I’d-like-to-spend-all-my Time with Katie Nolan. Nolan’s show is one of among the few on a major cable network that doesn’t pretend like the show is on life support, and its only chance is to get 40-year-old white men to tune in. Given the show’s feminist stature, it was no surprise to find the husband of noted feminist Erica May-Scherzer in the guest’s seat.

Scherzer critiqued first-pitches like only an experienced Cy Young winner could: “you just gotta throw it.”

4. Ryan Zimmerman is now a dad of two daughters who, according to Zimmerman, are bigger fans of the Presidents Race than they are of his playing. Before I petition Zim to have his daughters and Melancon’s kids start a fantasy Presidents Race league, I give you the most recent Coffee with Kolko. Zimmerman talks about what how being a player with kids differs from being a player without kids.

5. The coach turned zombie from the sunscreen slathered on his face that doesn’t get rubbed in at every Nats game is Bob Henley. Henly, or Sendly, if you prefer, has sent everyone from Trea Turner to Wilson Ramos home–some with more success than others. Maybe that’s why this glorious shirt exists or maybe it’s because the players wanted an excuse to wear the third base coach’s face on their chests.

Last and least the video clips/GIFs of the week:

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I watched the Orioles until I was ten when I realized that (most) fans at RFK didn’t shout letters during the National Anthem. I’m a Public Relations and Economics major at VCU, the associate managing editor at TNB, and a sports columnist for a student newspaper. Be my friend on Twitter dot com: @maddc8.

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